Prisoner B-3087 chapters 15-17 (6A)

What were the conditions like in the train that the prisoners were marched to after being told to stop working? (pages 114-115)

• It smelled like urine and vomit and excrement

• It was jammed so tight with people it was hard to breathe

• It was filled with poisonous gas while it held the prisoners

• Only A and B are correct

• A, B, and C are correct

How was Yanek able to breathe on this train? (page 115)

• He worked his way close to a ventilation grate

• He had his mask that he wore during salt mining

• He cupped his hands around his mouth

• All of the above

How did the Polish men, women and children treat this train full of Jewish prisoners? ( page 117)

• With compassion and empathy

• With indifference and taunting

• With excitement and anticipation

• With apprehension and fear

What did Yanek realize about the man who was leaning on him in the train car? (page 118)

• The man was Mr. Tartarka

• The man was from the Krakow ghetto

• The man was dead

• The man resembled his father and made him miss him

Yanek did something when he realized where he was despite all the agony and suffering he had endured. It was something he had not done since Moshe died. What was it? (page 126)

• Mustered up the will to fight

• Cried

• Decided to trust another person

• Laughed

What did Yanek do once in the gas chamber? (page 128)

• Sat and laughed at the wait

• Immediately went to the exhaust pipe, remembering the man’s advice

• Stood with his arms around the last friend he had

• Sat and allowed the others to trample him as they moved about in fear

When Yanek finally let his hysteria overtake him, he shouted at the showerheads. As soon as he did, what happened? (page 129)

• The gas started pouring out

• The guards demanded they all get out

• Freezing water poured out

• Nothing

What things happened to Yanek after the “shower”? (pages 130-131)

• His head was shaved and he got a tattoo

• He got a tattoo and rations for the day

• His head was shaved and he got his new bed with blankets for the first time

• He got his rations and his bed

What does the B stand for in Prisoner B-3087? (page 131)

• Beaten which is what the Nazis did

• Belgium which is the country he was in

• Birkenau which is the concentration camp he was in

• Besi'tzen which means owned and that is what he was

What did Yanek find wrapped in the colorful cloth he found near the bunk? (page 133)

• Zlotky

• Bread

• A small wooden horse

• A child’s bouncy ball